Project Farma (PF) is the leading advanced therapy technical operations consulting company in the life science industry. We provide biomanufacturing strategy and execution to start up and established gene and cell therapy, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies. We are an industry leader in providing project management, validation, engineering, quality/compliance, and consulting services to support our partners in finding ground-breaking treatments and solutions. We are committed to advancing manufacturing to achieve operational excellence and accelerate speed to market for next-generation medicines. Our culture of philanthropy, teamwork, training and development and commitment is the foundation to our teams’ and partners’ long-term success.
Project Farma is a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision Medicine Group, LLC, a leading global life sciences company with over 2,000 employees.
Position Summary:
The Manager opportunity plays a key leadership role in both the growth and continued operational excellence at Project Farma in order to advance our mission of accelerating market access for next-generation medicines. Specifically, they are responsible for the mentorship and development of our next generation of leaders, providing strategy and industry expertise in key engineering and manufacturing projects, driving and/or supporting business development initiatives, and managing resource allocation for a given market(s). Lastly, the ideal candidate will maintain a strong focus on Project Farma’s Patient Focused philosophy and represent the organization in alignment with our values.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
Mentorship and Development
- Mentor, train, and coach Team Members including Technical Project Managers and Project Engineers in technical performance, client engagement, and leadership skills
- Engage in strategic succession planning initiatives to ensure the readiness of future thought leaders
- Drive Team Member engagement and retention
- Build and maintain a high performing Team ensuring client retention and expansion
Strategy and Industry Expertise
- Lead project teams and provide direction throughout project delivery life cycle
- Engage with design teams early in the life cycle to fully comprehend design scope
- Be a Subject Matter Expert who provides high level technical direction in the following areas:
- Project Management
- Cell and Gene Therapy
- Capital Projects
- Facility Builds
- Tech Transfers
- Validation Life Cycle
- Commissioning and Qualification
- Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance
- Engineering Automation and Serialization
- Reliability, Maintenance, and Asset Management
Business Development
- Owns Business Development for current and potential partnerships
- Represent PF as an industry leader who interfaces with clients in Site & Project Lead capabilities
- Attend and represent PF at ISPE or other regional networking events
- Lead, organize, and attend client events and celebrations
- Lead Regional PF Business Development Meetings
- Lead weekly client touch point meetings with new and existing PF clients
Operational Management
- Present monthly resource projections to Leadership team
- Strategically creates structures and processes to ensure project Team Members have the required tools, training, and systems to perform their duties
- Create project schedules for project tasks and drive alignment back into the overall program schedule
- Provide resource planning, as well as, define project objectives and requirements necessary to structure a project or activity
- Author and manage summary reports
Qualifications:
Minimum Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline and/or comparable military experience
- A minimum of 6 years of advanced therapy, life science, pharmaceutical, or biotech experience
Other Required:
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is required prior to the employee's start date with exceptions for medical and religious accommodations when reasonable
- A willingness to travel
Preferred:
- A minimum of 3 years consulting and/or project management experience
- Great soft skills, excellent verbal and written communication
- Effective time management, prioritization, and follow through
- Value committed with a high level of integrity
- Dedicated work ethic
- Demonstrate strong personal attributes that include teamwork, professionalism and the ability to see the “big picture”
In return for your skills, knowledge, and passion, Project Farma offers a wide range of benefits including:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Aggressive bonus structure
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance effective your first day of employment
- 401k Plan with company match
- Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
- Company Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- Continuing Education Assistance
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What We Do
PF is a consulting firm providing biomanufacturing strategy and execution. Our services include turnkey capital projects and facility builds; owner's representation and program/project management; validation; quality, regulatory and compliance; engineering and automation and more. We partner with startup and established pharmaceutical companies, advanced therapy companies, academia, hospitals, financial institutions, and CROs/CMOs.
One of our core values is giving back. Volunteering at hospitals, supporting healthcare-related fundraisers and partnering with nonprofit organizations is an integral part of our culture. In doing so, not only do we raise awareness of many life-threatening diseases, but we also bring our team and our client’s team closer to the actual patients and families that will be impacted by our work.
Project Farma is a Precision for Medicine company and part of Precision ADVANCE, the cell & gene therapy collective™ (https://www.precisionmedicinegrp.com/advance/)
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